Debi Thomas (born March 25, 1967), is an American medical doctor best known as a former World and Olympic figure skater. She won the World Championships in 1986 and a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Games becoming the first black athlete from any nation to achieve these accomplishments. (Tai Babilonia who is of black and Filipino decent was previously a U.S. and World champion in pair skating.) Thomas now practices orthopedic surgery and specializes in hip and knee replacement
